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Yesterday, Linda Vester on FNC's Dayside was interviewing someone from the Kerry campaign about why Kerry thought he had Bush *on the run*. The Kerry guy cited *the polls* and the fact that GWB had finally entered the campaign as proof Kerry was ahead and W on the defensive. Linda said she hated to tell the campaign this, but FNC had polling data that showed GWB at 49% to Kerry's 44%. Campaign guy just segued to his other TPs that he wished had been asked.

All the rest of yesterday, at least when I was able to pay attention, the graphic they put up was the W-43%; Kerry-42% and Nader 4%.

I hope this starts to show in the rest of the polls. Today, it seems that polls drive opinion, instead of the other way around.

Kerry's "I am an optimistic sorta guy" speech last night was totally devoid of real enthusiasm and Kerry looked like he had just learned his dog had died a hideous death. OTOH, the Bush-Cheney campaign surrogates seem calm and relaxed.

I would love to see the internal polls.

I think the change, if it turns out to be solid and repeted in other polls, is due to Kerry becoming more quantified in terms of the issues. I think taxation,foreign policy and the total pandering the Dems are doing in relation to jobs are showing the electorate just what Kerry has planned for them.

The first President Bush launched his re-election campaign on February 12, 1992, so the present President Bush is not starting abnormally early.

I remember the date in 1992 because it was Charles Darwin's birthday, and I wondered if that might cost him some votes from the religious Right.

Well, we do need to keep repeating---whether 10 points up or 10 points down---"it's only Feb.!" On the other hand, historically for an incumbent to be at this strong a position at this point in his term is nearly unheard of. As many Freepers have pointed out, Reagan trailed Mondull about this time, and Bush trailed the Dukakoid.